Another installment of the Green Switch, based on your feedbacks, some of you have been enjoying this series, so I’ll speed up the process and add more of them in the coming weeks. As usual, feel free to let me know me which products you’ve been struggling to replace, and I shall go on the green hunt for you 😉

AHAVA Active moisture gel cream + MAC Mineralize moisture gel
Before I was introduced to Jillian Wright, I hadn’t even heard of a moisture gel. Now I get what the fuss is all about. It tackles excess shine, calms down redness, smoothes the skin out and makes a great base before makeup application.
The formula in MAC and Ahava is less than impressive though: water and aloe vera (and a little bit of kiwi fruit thrown in the mix;) blended with a a lot of silicones and preservatives. The use of silicones in products like these seems a bit
counterproductive, since they can trap sebum and bacteria in a layer on
top of skin, thus provoking breakouts. Also, the term Parfum or Fragrance is a catchall for hidden chemicals. They don’t disclose its origin, and we now know that over 3,000 chemicals are used as fragrances.Price: $40Ingredients (click here for MAC) for Ahava: Aqua
(Mineral Spring Water), Glycereth-26, Cyclomethicone, Isodecyl
Neopentanoate, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf Juice, Propanediol (Corn Derived
Glycol), Glycerin, Cyclopentasiloxane, PEG/PPG-19/19 Dimethicone,
Squalene (Phytosqualene), Sodium Lactate, Trehalose, Phenoxyethanol,
Caprylyl Methicone, Propylene Carbonate, Quaternium-18 Hectorite,
Chitosan Succinamide, Maris Aqua (Dead Sea Water), Dimethiconol,
Alanine, Creatine, Dehydroacetic Acid, Glycine, Magnesium Aspartate,
Saccharide Hydrolysate, Urea, Isodecyl Isononanoate, Actinidia Chinensis
(Kiwi) Fruit Water, Allantoin, Parfum (Fragrance), Benzotriazolyl
Dodecyl P-Cresol, Hydrolyzed Corn Protein, PEG-12 Dimethicone/PPG-20
Crosspolymer, Linum Usitatissimum (Linseed) Seed Extract,
Ethylhexylglycerin, Butylphenyl Methylpropional, Benzyl Salicylate,
Hexyl Cinnamal, Limonene, Hydroxyisohexyl 3-Cyclohexene Carboxaldehyde,
Geraniol.

*Disclaimer: This post is solely based on my opinion and researches. I have personally not tried the non-green versions, and I’m not claiming that the green alternatives would be identical, I can speak for them, because I have tried a lot of them. I’m not making the green switch an imperative, you’re free to decide for yourself. If you enjoy any of the non-green product listed, it’s fine. These are only suggestions, in case some people are looking to gradually switch to more gentle and greener alternatives.